Portrait of Jacoba of Bavaria, Countess of Holland and Zeeland (Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut)
after c. 1480
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
h 64cm × w 50cm
Classification
painting
Museum
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
About this artwork
Portret van Jacoba van Beieren (1401-36), gravin van Holland en Zeeland. Ten halven lijve, naar rechts. Om de hals een ketting met het kruis van de Orde van St. Antonius. Linksboven het familiewapen. Zestiende-eeuwse kopie naar het origineel uit ca. 1435. Pendant van SK-A-499.
About the Artist
anonymous
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